Dennis Everberg

Dennis Everberg
Born (1991-12-31) December 31, 1991
Västerås, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Växjö Lakers
Rögle BK
Colorado Avalanche
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Dennis Everberg (born December 31, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey Winger. He is currently playing for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche.

Playing career

Everberg played as a youth with Västerås IK before joining Swedish professional club, Rögle BK. In the 2009–10 season, Everberg made his senior debut with Rögle in the Elitserien, appearing in 12 games, collecting a goal and an assist. On May 8, 2010, Everberg was signed to a two-year extension to further develop within Rögle BK.[1]

In the following 2010–11 season, with a relegated Rögle returning to the HockeyAllsvenskan, Everberg featured more prominently with the senior side, contributing with 5 goals and 12 points in 41 games. Everberg was hampened by a shoulder injury which required surgery early in the 2011–12 season. Upon his eventual return in February, Everberg's developing power forward role became influential in promoting Rögle BK back to the Elitserien. He scored 2 goals and 6 points in 10 games in the post-season.

As one of Rögle's strongest players, he was re-signed to a further two-year extension on May 8, 2012.[2] In the 2012–13 season, Everberg played his first full season in the Elitserien. Used primarily in a depth role, Everberg scored a modest 5 goals and 8 points in 55 games with lowly Rögle. In failing to maintain their SHL status, Everberg was relied upon by Rögle in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season. As one of the team's biggest forwards, Everberg scored a team-leading 17 goals in 47 games, helping the club finish first in the SHL qualifiers. Everberg finished with 8 goals in 16 games as the club finished third in promotion to remain in the HockeyAllsvenskan.

Under the influence of sporting director Anders Carlsson's former scouting links to the Colorado Avalanche, Everberg was signed to his first North American contract, agreeing to a two-year entry-level contract with the Avalanche on April 30, 2014.[3][4] After making a strong impression at the Avalanche's 2014 training camp with his size and skating ability, Everberg surprisingly made the roster to begin the 2014–15 season.[5] He made his NHL debut in an opening night defeat to the Minnesota Wild on October 10, 2014.[6] Upon recall from AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, he scored his first NHL goal with the Avalanche on November 2, 2014 against the Anaheim Ducks.[7] With injuries plaguing the Avalanche, Everberg took advantage in securing a checking line role. Towards the conclusion of the regular season, Everberg suffered a shoulder injury against the Nashville Predators on April 7, 2015, which required surgery with a 6-month recovery period.[8] Everberg completed his first North American season with 3 goals and 12 points in 55 games.

Everberg recovered for the Avalanche's 2015 training camp, however was limited in play after an early injury in pre-season. He was the last cut sent to begin the 2015–16 season with new AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. On the Rampage's top scoring line, Everberg found early success, contributing with 5 points in 3 games before he was recalled to the Avalanche on October 22, 2015.[9] Everberg made his season debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 24, and appeared in 15 scoreless games in a fourth-line role. Having passed the games limit that exempted waiver eligibility, Everberg cleared before returning to the San Antonio Rampage on November 27, 2015.[10]

As an impending restricted free agent at seasons' end, Everberg opted not to sign with Colorado and return to Sweden in signing a two-year contract with Växjö Lakers of the SHL on May 6, 2016[11] In the opening game of the season, Everberg made an instant impact in his return to the SHL, scoring the opening goal and adding another in a 5-2 victory over former club, Rögle BK, on September 22, 2016.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Rögle BK J20 36 6 12 18 55 2 1 0 1 2
2009–10 Rögle BK SEL 12 1 1 2 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Rögle BK J20 18 4 2 6 54 1 1 1 2 2
2010–11 Rögle BK Allsv 41 5 7 12 18 8 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Rögle BK J20 3 0 4 4 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Rögle BK Allsv 5 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 6 0
2012–13 Rögle BK SEL 55 5 3 8 47 — — — — —
2013–14 Rögle BK Allsv 47 17 17 34 30 16 8 3 11 12
2014–15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 55 3 9 12 10 — — — — —
2014–15 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 12 5 2 7 4 — — — — —
2015–16 San Antonio Rampage AHL 54 15 25 40 42 — — — — —
2015–16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 15 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
SHL totals 67 6 4 10 53 — — — — —
NHL totals 70 3 9 12 10 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Rogle lengthen contracts of two promising players" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Rogle lengthens with Everberg" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Everberg has signed on" (in Swedish). hd.se. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Colorado signs five players to entry-level deals". Colorado Avalanche. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Young Avalanche Winger Dennis Everberg follows footsteps of Salming". Denver Post. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  6. ↑ "Wild open season by routing Avalanche". National Hockey League. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Ducks vs Avalanche". National Hockey League. 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Dennis Everberg, Colorado Avalanche wing, to have shoulder surgery". Denver Post. 2015-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  9. ↑ "Avalanche swap Mikko Rantanen for Dennis Everberg". runningwiththeherd.com. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  10. ↑ "Roy says Varlamov will be back in net, explains Everberg demotion". Denver Post. 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  11. ↑ "Done: Dennis Everberg presented with Lakers". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  12. ↑ "Växjö win opener" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-22.

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